Indian vulture? India, 2018 (1 Viewer)

emilj_j

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #1

Orchha, 1.4.2018

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #2

The blackish neck makes it a White-backed Vulture I think.

 

emilj_j

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #3

when i look at drawing in Collins guide in flight it looks to me more resembling Indian

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Mar 23, 2019

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emilj_j said:

when i look at drawing in Collins guide in flight it looks to me more resembling Indian

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I have no books to hand but Indian should have a pale bill?

 

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xuky.summer

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #5

the white bill look good for Indian vulture which also have blackish neck

 

Andy Adcock

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #6

xuky.summer said:

the white bill look good for Indian vulture which also have blackish neck

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See the images here, I still think it's White-backed but can't argue strongly with no books to hand.

https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/new-study-india-may-have-even-fewer-vultures-we-thought

 

emilj_j

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• Mar 23, 2019

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two more photos

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Mar 23, 2019

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I have a feeling that both species are here, the last is definitely Indian.

 

emilj_j

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #9

thank you. they were all together

 

Andy Adcock

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• Mar 23, 2019

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emilj_j said:

thank you. they were all together

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Vulture species often mix.

 

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jalid

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #11

All birds in these photos are adult Indian Vultures. White-rumped is in fact quite different (and White-backed is an African species). The one with darker bill is younger adult.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Mar 23, 2019

• #12

jalid said:

All birds in these photos are adult Indian Vultures. White-rumped is in fact quite different (and White-backed is an African species). The one with darker bill is younger adult.

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Gyps bengalensis is also called Indian or Oriental White-backed.

 

aloktewari

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• Mar 24, 2019

• #13

Indian Vulture.